Chess World Champions List
WEBSep 22, 2021 · English. Only 21 players in the history of chess have held the official title of world champion, 17 of which held the "classical" title. With rare exceptions, the classical champion has been decided in a match between the sitting champion and a challenger. It has had a linear progression, with each champion reigning until displaced.
Magnus Carlsen Will Not Defend World Championship Title
WEBJul 20, 2022 · GM Magnus Carlsen will not defend his world championship title against GM Ian Nepomniachtchi next year. Carlsen announced his decision on a podcast on Tuesday. According to current regulations, FIDE Candidates tournament winner Nepomniachtchi will now play the world championship against Candidates runner-up...
Magnus Carlsen Is Giving Up The World Title. But The Carlsen …
WEBJul 26, 2022 · In announcing he won’t defend his World Chess Championship title, five-time champion Magnus Carlsen joins the ranks of other greats who have stepped away from competition early.
Magnus Carlsen becomes triple world champion for the third time ... - CNN
WEBDec 31, 2022 · The 32-year-old Norwegian is now the holder of all three world chess championship titles – in Classical, Rapid and Blitz – for the third time in his career, while no other player has ever won...
Magnus Carlsen defeats Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa to become Chess ... - CNN
WEBAug 24, 2023 · CNN — Magnus Carlsen defeated Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in a tiebreak to become Chess World Cup champion on Thursday. After the two had drawn the opening two games of the final, Carlsen won...
Magnus Carlsen Wins World Chess Championship - The New York Times
WEBDec 10, 2021 · Magnus Carlsen of Norway retained his world championship on Friday in Dubai after his challenger, the Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi, committed the last of a series of blunders that...
Magnus Carlsen Is Giving Up His World Title. Replacing Him …
WEBJul 21, 2022 · The decision announced Wednesday by Magnus Carlsen, the reigning world chess champion, to skip the chance to defend the crown in a match next year means that there will soon be a new...
World chess champion Magnus Carlsen says he will not defend his title …
WEBJul 20, 2022 · Magnus Carlsen, who has been ranked the No. 1 chess player in the world since 2011, announced Wednesday he will not defend his world championship title.
Carlsen wins seventeenth world chess championship title with …
WEBPublished: Dec 30, 2023 8:19 AM PST. The world number one has successfully won both his world rapid and blitz chess championship titles in Samarkand across two events, each featuring its own share...
Magnus Carlsen wins tournament as he makes return to chess ... - CNN
WEBMay 27, 2023 · CNN — Magnus Carlsen returned to the highest levels of chess and winning ways after he enjoyed a break from the sport to play poker. In his absence, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren contested...